09 May 97 07:54, Dennis Weigand wrote to Jim Graham:
 DW> I had a motor that was stuck (after sinking and sitting for several
 DW> years.
Mine has been just sitting on the back of the boat. The boat needed a new 
floor in it (fiberglass) and I was in the process of fixing it when I got 
nto
a  whooooole lot of overtime at work and never got back to it.
 DW> All I did was remove all the sparkplugs and spray oil in the cilinders
 DW> and after a couple of days I hooked up an air line to the sparkplug hole
 DW> and filled the cilender with air and it pushed the piston down. I did
 DW> this to alternating cilenders untill it rotated ok. Then all I did was
 DW> clean the carburator and use fresh gas and started it up.
I haven't even tried to see if mine was stuck, but I  kinda figured it would 
have been after 7 or 8 years. I did use that storage seal lube in through the 
carbs when I did put it up that last season I used it.
 DW> This was a very easy process. and worked very well. The motor is still
 DW> running fine (it is a 1964 75hp Johnson)
 DW> I hope this helps you....
Thanks for the info, Dennis. I was worried about the possible weakening of 
internal parts in case of any rust that may have developed while it was just 
sitting. Glad to hear yours is still running fine, this is very encouraging!
see ya
Jim
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